crystal-gazer

English

Alternative forms

• crystal gazer

Noun

crystal-gazer (plural crystal-gazers)

1. Someone who claims to be able to see the future by gazing into a crystal ball.
   • 1951 March, John W. Cline, “The Future of Medicine”, in Northwest Medicine, volume 50, number 3, Portland, Ore.: Northwest Medical Publishing Association, page 165:

     It is a great pleasure to be with you today and to speak to you concerning the future of medicine. In so doing, I do not wish to pose as a soothsayer or crystal gazer.

2. (figurative) Someone who makes predictions about the future, especially when these are seen as speculative.

   According to the bank's crystal-gazers, interest rates are going to rise again soon.

See also

• crystal-gazing